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chasing cape buffalo through water makes them the most muscular lions in africa. to the gilberts, each one has a soul and a personality. every story they tell, every image they capture is an effort to create a global uproar because these are, quite literally, the last lions. when the gilberts were born there were 450,000 of them in africa. now there's as few as 20,000. each year other countries in africa sell 600 lion-hunting permits, the vast majority to americans. >> we think that these wild lions will be extinct in 10 or 15 years. >> really? >> yeah. >> hunting has been part of the human condition for thousands of years. do you think we can ever eliminate it entirely when it comes to species like this? there's always going to be somebody who will pay a lot of money to come shoot a lion. >> that's the key. with species like this, we have to contain those urges that we have. going out to shoot for the pot, going out to shoot deer in new jersey or wherever you do that, that's a completely different conversation. shooting the last of the 20,000 lions is dramatic. >
chasing cape buffalo through water makes them the most muscular lions in africa. to the gilberts, each one has a soul and a personality. every story they tell, every image they capture is an effort to create a global uproar because these are, quite literally, the last lions. when the gilberts were born there were 450,000 of them in africa. now there's as few as 20,000. each year other countries in africa sell 600 lion-hunting permits, the vast majority to americans. >> we think that these...
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when the jouberts were born, there were 250,000 of them in africa. now as few as 20,000. each year other countries in africa sell 600 lion-hunting permits, the vast majority to americans. >> we think that these wild lions will be extinct in ten or 15 years. >> really? >> yeah. >> hunting is a big part of the human condition for thousands of years. do you think we can ever eliminate it entirely when it comes to species like this? there's always going to be somebody who will pay a lot of money to shoot a lion. >> that's the key. with species like this, we have to contain those urges that we have. going out to shoot for the pot, going out to shoot deer in new jersey or wherever you do that, that's a completely different conversation. shooting the last of the 20,000 lions is dramatic. >> do you have children? >> no. these are our children. that was a conscious decision that we made really early on, as we started exploring and we realized that we wouldn't be able to do it with kids. so you might say it was a selfish decision, but actually, i don't regret it. i think we've been
when the jouberts were born, there were 250,000 of them in africa. now as few as 20,000. each year other countries in africa sell 600 lion-hunting permits, the vast majority to americans. >> we think that these wild lions will be extinct in ten or 15 years. >> really? >> yeah. >> hunting is a big part of the human condition for thousands of years. do you think we can ever eliminate it entirely when it comes to species like this? there's always going to be somebody who...
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. >> reporter: west nile first arrived from africa more than a decade ago. now birds and mosquitos have spread it across the entire country. no vaccine and no secure. >> the epicenter of the outbreak now is here in north texas. >> reporter: if there's any hope of stopping it. it's here. ft. collins, colorado, the cdc's disease bourne laboratory. >> we're primarily interested in female mosquito, they feed on the blood. you see there's a white band? >> these are bad girls. >> reporter: we're trying to find out what pesticides kill mosquitos. >> how long will it take to kill these? >> about 15 minutes. >> reporter: we see how pest sized are fine-tuned down to specific neighborhoods. >> in the same city they may need different pesticides. >> they are well adraapted to survival. >> keep your eye on the bottle. >> five minutes later they're on the bottom. >> reporter: it works in the lab -- you had 5,000 trapped -- >> in one evening, yeah. >> reporter: that's before they spread. if the formula works -- a few little bugs but nothing that looks like a mosquito. >> r
. >> reporter: west nile first arrived from africa more than a decade ago. now birds and mosquitos have spread it across the entire country. no vaccine and no secure. >> the epicenter of the outbreak now is here in north texas. >> reporter: if there's any hope of stopping it. it's here. ft. collins, colorado, the cdc's disease bourne laboratory. >> we're primarily interested in female mosquito, they feed on the blood. you see there's a white band? >> these are bad...
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. >> i've spent almost my entire career in the middle east and north africa. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton remembered him today. >> he risked his life to stop a tyrant and gave his life trying to help build a better libya. the world needs more chris stevenses. the attack came at night. 10:00 p.m. city of benghazi. militants stormed the u.s. consulate and overwhelmed security guards. inside, chris stevens and several other americans trapped, pinned down by intense smoke and gunfire. the attack rages on for five hours. chris stevens dies from asphyxiation along with sean smith. two other americans are kill elsewhere. >> there is no justification for this. none. >> reporter: city cross the middle east are tense. some exploding in violent pro testifies like cairo where a mop breached the grounds of the u.s. embassy last night. some protesters are still there, one telling abc's lama hasan that he wants blood. why? what inflamed the mad passionate mobs and protesters in the streets? a movie. an incredibly amateurish crude and nasty movie made in the united states and releas
. >> i've spent almost my entire career in the middle east and north africa. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton remembered him today. >> he risked his life to stop a tyrant and gave his life trying to help build a better libya. the world needs more chris stevenses. the attack came at night. 10:00 p.m. city of benghazi. militants stormed the u.s. consulate and overwhelmed security guards. inside, chris stevens and several other americans trapped, pinned down by...
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i'm nick watt for "nightline" in south africa. >> oh, well thank goodness for the cage and thanks to nick. next, just in time for the last big barbecue weekend of the summer, one great griller tells you the secrets of the pit. [ female announcer ] they can be enlightening. hey, bro. or engaging. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this exchange of ideas that helps you move ahead with confidence. so when the conversation turns to your financial goals... turn to us. if you need anything else, let me know. wells fargo. together we'll go far. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members who've chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. go long. insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. >>> well, folks, this is it, the end of summer, with that the las
i'm nick watt for "nightline" in south africa. >> oh, well thank goodness for the cage and thanks to nick. next, just in time for the last big barbecue weekend of the summer, one great griller tells you the secrets of the pit. [ female announcer ] they can be enlightening. hey, bro. or engaging. conversations help us learn and grow. at wells fargo, we believe you can never underestimate the power of a conversation. it's this exchange of ideas that helps you move ahead with...
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not anymore, as he built a family life and a passion to help the most desperate in africa, he earned a spot as one of the most represented directors in hollywood and his latest film may be his best. as we discussed in the "nightline" interview, at argo" is based 32 years later. an angry mob storms an american embassy in the middle east. but this is not 2012 and these aren't clips from a recent "nightline." this is 1979. the moment that created "nightline." >> outside our embassy and all through tehran, more chanting and shouting today. >> reporter: for 444 days, as america obsessed over the 52 hostages held in iran, few knew about the six embassy workers who escaped and fled to the home of the canadian ambassador. while they hid, for weeks, from the deadly wrath of the revolutionary guards, a cia agent named tony mendez hatched an insane rescue plan. he would fly them out of tehran, posing as a film crew, scouting locations for a "star wars" rip-off called "argo." >> you need a script. you need a producer. >> reporter: before he could convince the americans to play along, he needed h
not anymore, as he built a family life and a passion to help the most desperate in africa, he earned a spot as one of the most represented directors in hollywood and his latest film may be his best. as we discussed in the "nightline" interview, at argo" is based 32 years later. an angry mob storms an american embassy in the middle east. but this is not 2012 and these aren't clips from a recent "nightline." this is 1979. the moment that created "nightline."...